BY DAVID HAWLEY
Pioneer Press (Minnesota)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A fire Wednesday night destroyed a vacant Minneapolis mansion on West Lake of Isles Parkway that had recently been put on theM market for $2.5 million.
Deputy Chief Alex Jackson said firefighters saw flames in the rear of the 6,000-square-foot house when they were called to the property at about 9 p.m. They tried to enter the rear of the building, but were forced to retreat, Jackson said.
From then on, Jackson said crews from 10 units took up a defense position, pouring water on the mansion from all sides. The house at 2500 West Lake of the Isles Parkway sits on a corner. Residents of the house next door were evacuated, but the adjacent house was not damaged, Jackson said.
The mansion, which was built in the 1920s, appeared to be destroyed. Jackson said investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.